{"id":329,"date":"2023-10-15T19:01:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T19:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/?p=329"},"modified":"2023-10-16T23:05:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T23:05:57","slug":"can-watching-a-happy-film-increase-life-satisfaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/15\/can-watching-a-happy-film-increase-life-satisfaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Watching a Happy Film Increase Life Satisfaction?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Brad Bell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have decided to go see a comedy film.  After seeing the film, you reflect on your life.  You seem to have a higher opinion of your life after seeing the film.  Did the viewing of the comedy film increase your life satisfaction?   In one study (Forgas & Moyan, 1987), people in a control group were asked to complete a questionnaire before seeing a film.  Other people in the study were asked to complete the same questionnaire after seeing a film.  Some of the questions pertained to satisfaction with one’s social, private, and work lives.   On the average, life satisfaction was higher for people who completed the questionnaire after seeing a happy film than for the people who completed the questionnaire before seeing a film (control group).  Moreover, judgments of life satisfaction completed after watching a film were higher, on the average, for people who saw a happy film than for people who saw an aggressive film or a sad film. (1)  These findings may suggest that may be more beneficial to see happy films than aggressive or sad films.

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<\/strong>1.  See their article for information on other findings.

References<\/strong>
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<\/strong>Forgas, J. P., & Moylan, S. (1987).  After the movies:  Transient mood and social judgments.  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin<\/em>, 13<\/em>, 467-477.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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